Given below is the body of a letter to the editor with four blanks. Fill those blanks with the most appropriate option to make it readable. In a country where the Mahatma fought for the empowerment and dignity of women universally, I and stigma. Those scores of children are initiated into the Devadasi system is a painful comment. It leaves one flabbergasted that a despicable practice still continues in the world's largest democracy. What is most unfortunate is II which subjects them to life-long exploitation. Glorifying prostitution/sexual exploitation under the garb of religion is abominable. The political class has been lax as it obviously has an eye on vote banks. The III and it is here that the administration, civil society and non-governmental organisations ought to help out and sensitise ignorant, superstitious people. The rehabilitation and integration of these women should be in the form of self-help groups and skill acquisition programmes. Older IV. As Nelson Mandela said: "Freedom cannot be achieved unless the women have been emancipated from all forms of oppression." P: women themselves are bound to face hurdles on account of brainwashing and social stigma Q: when young girls are betrayed by their loved ones, who instead of protecting them, lead them towards an inhuman system R: there are still numerous 'Mathammas' who live in despair and subject to exploitation S: Devadasis should have access to pension and welfare schemes
Review the details below. The Royal Society named the refrigerator the most important invention in the history of food, followed by pasteurisation, canning and the oven. Modern refrigerator has reduced the number of foodborne illnesses and has allowed fresh foods to be transported long distances. Prior to refrigeration, ancient civilisations depended on root cellars, collected ice, salting and other methods to cool and preserve their foods. Choose the best topic sentence to introduce a paragraph containing the details given above.
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Refrigerator revolutionized the process of storing food.
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The modern refrigerator went to many versions as it was developed more than a century.
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Ancient civilization used a variety of techniques to compensate for their lack of refrigeration.
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The invention of modern refrigerator revolutionized the process of storing food.
Identify the type of the sentence given below. The man who can play most heartily when he has the chance of playing, is generally the man who can work most heartily when he must work.
Given below is a sentence in four parts. One of the parts contains a grammatical error. Find the part. Whatever the cause of the worry (i)/the best way to break out of this viscous (ii)/circle is to seek help by talking to someone whom (iii)/you can trust to take out seriously and who might advise you. (iv)
Choose the alternative from the options provided, which can best improve the given sentence by substituting its underlined portion. On hearing the loud noise, he stopped and got down from his bicycle.
Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. It is common knowledge that the root cause of our backwardness in most fields is illiteracy. Campaigns for the eradication of this drawback gathered momentum in the past four decades after independence. The results are, as expected, dramatic. However, while the percentage of literacy in India is going up, the number of illiterates has also been increasing, which is really incredible. Thus according to the 1991 census figures, there were 503 million illiterates in the country, 30 million more than in 1981. During the same period, the percentage of literacy went up from 34 to 39 percent. There is no need of any sophisticated technique to explain the cause of this paradox, as it is obviously the result of the rapid growth of population. The rapid growth of population has outpaced whatever little progress had been made in literacy. For instance, from 1971 to 1981, literacy increased at an annual average rate of 0.7%, while the country's population grew by 2.15% every year. In the following decade the average rate of the annual increase in literacy was 0.95%, whereas the population increased by 2.85% every year during that decade. But population explosion is not entirely responsible for the growing number of illiterates. The apathy of most states failing to tackle the problem of adult literacy is also partly to blame. Till now, they have shown little awareness of the magnitude of the problem. Moreover, follow up measures to prevent neo-literates from relapsing into illiteracy is just as important as the initial adult literacy campaign. In this case too, the state education authorities are negligent. No sufficient provisions have been made for 'continued education'. This can be done by setting up more rural libraries, adult schools and correspondence courses. Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the passage? i. An effective check on population growth is the only solution for the attainment of full literacy. ii. The cause of the paradox mentioned in the passage can be explained by using sophisticated techniques. iii. Adequate number of libraries and adult schools are not available in our country.
Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. It is common knowledge that the root cause of our backwardness in most fields is illiteracy. Campaigns for the eradication of this drawback gathered momentum in the past four decades after independence. The results are, as expected, dramatic. However, while the percentage of literacy in India is going up, the number of illiterates has also been increasing, which is really incredible. Thus according to the 1991 census figures, there were 503 million illiterates in the country, 30 million more than in 1981. During the same period, the percentage of literacy went up from 34 to 39 percent. There is no need of any sophisticated technique to explain the cause of this paradox, as it is obviously the result of the rapid growth of population. The rapid growth of population has outpaced whatever little progress had been made in literacy. For instance, from 1971 to 1981, literacy increased at an annual average rate of 0.7%, while the country's population grew by 2.15% every year. In the following decade the average rate of the annual increase in literacy was 0.95%, whereas the population increased by 2.85% every year during that decade. But population explosion is not entirely responsible for the growing number of illiterates. The apathy of most states failing to tackle the problem of adult literacy is also partly to blame. Till now, they have shown little awareness of the magnitude of the problem. Moreover, follow up measures to prevent neo-literates from relapsing into illiteracy is just as important as the initial adult literacy campaign. In this case too, the state education authorities are negligent. No sufficient provisions have been made for 'continued education'. This can be done by setting up more rural libraries, adult schools and correspondence courses. Which of the following has been referred to as a paradox?
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The literacy percentage increases and the number of illiterates decrease.
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The literacy percentage increases in proportion to the rate of increase in population.
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The government is sensitive to the problem only at the planning stage but not at the implementation stage.
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The literacy percentage and the number of illiterates are both increasing.
Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. It is common knowledge that the root cause of our backwardness in most fields is illiteracy. Campaigns for the eradication of this drawback gathered momentum in the past four decades after independence. The results are, as expected, dramatic. However, while the percentage of literacy in India is going up, the number of illiterates has also been increasing, which is really incredible. Thus according to the 1991 census figures, there were 503 million illiterates in the country, 30 million more than in 1981. During the same period, the percentage of literacy went up from 34 to 39 percent. There is no need of any sophisticated technique to explain the cause of this paradox, as it is obviously the result of the rapid growth of population. The rapid growth of population has outpaced whatever little progress had been made in literacy. For instance, from 1971 to 1981, literacy increased at an annual average rate of 0.7%, while the country's population grew by 2.15% every year. In the following decade the average rate of the annual increase in literacy was 0.95%, whereas the population increased by 2.85% every year during that decade. But population explosion is not entirely responsible for the growing number of illiterates. The apathy of most states failing to tackle the problem of adult literacy is also partly to blame. Till now, they have shown little awareness of the magnitude of the problem. Moreover, follow up measures to prevent neo-literates from relapsing into illiteracy is just as important as the initial adult literacy campaign. In this case too, the state education authorities are negligent. No sufficient provisions have been made for 'continued education'. This can be done by setting up more rural libraries, adult schools and correspondence courses. The term 'Neo-literate' as used in the passage refers to a person who
Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. It is common knowledge that the root cause of our backwardness in most fields is illiteracy. Campaigns for the eradication of this drawback gathered momentum in the past four decades after independence. The results are, as expected, dramatic. However, while the percentage of literacy in India is going up, the number of illiterates has also been increasing, which is really incredible. Thus according to the 1991 census figures, there were 503 million illiterates in the country, 30 million more than in 1981. During the same period, the percentage of literacy went up from 34 to 39 percent. There is no need of any sophisticated technique to explain the cause of this paradox, as it is obviously the result of the rapid growth of population. The rapid growth of population has outpaced whatever little progress had been made in literacy. For instance, from 1971 to 1981, literacy increased at an annual average rate of 0.7%, while the country's population grew by 2.15% every year. In the following decade the average rate of the annual increase in literacy was 0.95%, whereas the population increased by 2.85% every year during that decade. But population explosion is not entirely responsible for the growing number of illiterates. The apathy of most states failing to tackle the problem of adult literacy is also partly to blame. Till now, they have shown little awareness of the magnitude of the problem. Moreover, follow up measures to prevent neo-literates from relapsing into illiteracy is just as important as the initial adult literacy campaign. In this case too, the state education authorities are negligent. No sufficient provisions have been made for 'continued education'. This can be done by setting up more rural libraries, adult schools and correspondence courses. According to the passage, the problem could have been tackled by which of the following measures? i. Checking the growth of population ii. Making the adult literacy campaign more effective iii. Providing continued education to the neo literates
Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. It is common knowledge that the root cause of our backwardness in most fields is illiteracy. Campaigns for the eradication of this drawback gathered momentum in the past four decades after independence. The results are, as expected, dramatic. However, while the percentage of literacy in India is going up, the number of illiterates has also been increasing, which is really incredible. Thus according to the 1991 census figures, there were 503 million illiterates in the country, 30 million more than in 1981. During the same period, the percentage of literacy went up from 34 to 39 percent. There is no need of any sophisticated technique to explain the cause of this paradox, as it is obviously the result of the rapid growth of population. The rapid growth of population has outpaced whatever little progress had been made in literacy. For instance, from 1971 to 1981, literacy increased at an annual average rate of 0.7%, while the country's population grew by 2.15% every year. In the following decade the average rate of the annual increase in literacy was 0.95%, whereas the population increased by 2.85% every year during that decade. But population explosion is not entirely responsible for the growing number of illiterates. The apathy of most states failing to tackle the problem of adult literacy is also partly to blame. Till now, they have shown little awareness of the magnitude of the problem. Moreover, follow up measures to prevent neo-literates from relapsing into illiteracy is just as important as the initial adult literacy campaign. In this case too, the state education authorities are negligent. No sufficient provisions have been made for 'continued education'. This can be done by setting up more rural libraries, adult schools and correspondence courses. According to the passage, which of the following is as important as the literacy campaign?
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Checking the rapid growth of population
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Awareness of the magnitude of the problem of illiteracy
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Starting correspondence courses and providing reading facilities
Given below is a book review in jumbled form. Arrange P, Q, R, S to give its correct sequence. In the often-woolly world of personal development, Gretchen Rubin is a practical and grounded sort. She doesn't even - shock - like meditation. Rubin has spent the past decade researching and writing about happiness. A former lawyer, it was her fifth book. The Happiness Project written in 2009 - for which she spent a year testing different theories about how to live a more fulfilled life - that became a bestseller and made her a star of the self-help world (she also runs a popular blog and podcast). P: After Better Than Before came out, Rubin says, she was, "deluged with questions" about this idea. Thousands took her online questionnaire to work out what type they were, and she started to wonder if our tendency had much more influence over our lives than whether or not we could stick to a diet. "It's related to habits, but it's much bigger than that," she says on the phone from her home in New York. "It might also shape something such as having a fight with a co-worker, or having a better way to communicate with your child". Q: Her latest book, The Four Tendencies, develops ideas first explored in 2015's Better Than Before, in which she looked at how happiness and habits were linked. "[People] wanted to Run," she says, "but for some reason they couldn't make themselves exercise. Or they wanted to write a novel in their free time, but somehow they weren't doing it. It was trying to figure out why people did and didn't break habits." R: The result is her new book, which explores her theory further, and provides advice on how to deal with the four types. She says the failure to understand other people's tendencies can be responsible for everything from relationship breakdowns to failing public health campaigns, and that working with other people's tendencies can improve the way bosses and employees relate; help doctors encourage their patients to take control of their health, and help teachers get the best from students. S: She came up with her own personality framework - the idea being that each of us fits into one of four characteristics she calls the four tendencies. Rubin claims it explains the reasons behind why we do what we do, based on how different people respond to expectations - either outer ones (from, for example, a boss at work) to inner ones (things you want to do for yourself). According to Rubin?s categories, "upholders" easily do what is asked of them by themselves and others, while "obligors" need accountability. "Questioners" need to know why they're doing something and "rebels" resist expectations. She says she truly felt that "I'd uncovered a law of nature: human nature".
A sentence is given below with two blank spaces. Fill in the blanks with most appropriate pair of words given in options, in same order, to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
The great scientist _____ himself with ability and moderation all ____ the conference.
Read the given portion carefully and pick your option. A student's essay makes this claim: To improve student performance, boys and girls should be separated in schools. Which sentence introduces a more appropriate counter-claim?
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Some might respond that separating students by gender would cause boys and girls to be frightened of each other.
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Some might respond that separating students by gender reinforces stereotypes.
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Some might respond that separating students by gender would retard psychological development of the students.
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Some might respond that separating students by gender would create unwanted division in the society in the long run.
Three statements followed by four conclusions are given in question. You are to identify the conclusions that logically follow from the given statements. Statements: [a] Some leaves are fruits. [b] All branches are fruits. [c] Some roots are branches. Conclusions: I. Some roots are fruits. II: Some branches are leaves. Ill: No leaves are branches. IV: Some leaves are roots.
Two sentences with homonyms are given below. You are to identify the sentence with the correct use of homonyms. I: I can wind up this toy to walk across the table, but any wind will knock it over. II: When he realed the fish out, I couldn?t believe the humungous trout was reel.
Which of the following statements regarding the sequencing of tenses is wrong?
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A past tense in the principal clause is followed by a past tense in the subordinate clause.
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A present or future tense in the principal clause may be followed by any tense required by the sense.
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When the subordinate clause is introduced by than, even if there is a present tense in the principal clause, it may be followed by any tense required by the sense in the subordinate clause.
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In a sentence if the subordinate clause denotes purpose, if the verb of the principal clause is future, the verb in the subordinate clause must be present.
Given in question is a statement followed by two arguments. You are to decide which of the give argument is strong one and which is weak. Statement: Should India engage into bilateral dialogues with neighbouring countries to stop cross border terrorism? Arguments: I: No. Our neighbouring countries cannot be relied upon on such matters. They may still be engaged in subversive activities. II: Yes. This is the effective way to reduce the cross border terrorism and stop loss of innocent lives.
Direction for Q. no. 49-50: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow. A, B, D, F, G, H and K are seven members of a family. They belong to three generations. There are two married couples belonging to two different generations. D is the son of H and is married to K. F is the grand daughter of B. G?s father is the grandfather of A. B?s husband is the father in law of K. H has only one son.
Which of the following is the pair of married ladies?
Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow. A, B, D, F, G, H and K are seven members of a family. They belong to three generations. There are two married couples belonging to two different generations. D is the son of H and is married to K. F is the grand daughter of B. G?s father is the grandfather of A. B?s husband is the father in law of K. H has only one son.